Report

Professors Don Stemen and David Olson of Loyola University Chicago CCJ examine whether crime has increased in places that have implemented bail reforms since 2017.

Practitioner interviews suggest that bail is imposed for a broader range of purposes than is usually articulated, at least in public. Our analyses of available data show that bail’s practical results are different from those that are widely assumed. And our conversations with defendants—people who know the pretrial system from inside—have surfaced beliefs and perceptions about bail that are both disturbing and important.

The Center collaborated with the Illinois Department of Corrections’ Planning and Research Unit to examine the number, characteristics, and circumstances of individuals on Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR, or “parole”) who violated conditions of their release and were returned to prison (i.e., “technical violators”).

Examines plea negotiations in Milwaukee and St. Louis County.

Report examines in detail the outcome of firearm possession arrests in terms of conviction, sentencing, and post-sentencing patterns of arrest or “recidivism.”

Examines the prevalence and factors that influence probation revocation in Cook County, Illinois.